In 2004 I started keeping a haphazard record of which books I read, thanks to writing short reviews here on LJ. In 2006, after realizing that my time is limited and the number of books to read approaches infinity, I started creating yearly lists of books I want to read ( Read more... )

Dear Past Self ( Read more... )

I am unimpressed with my current batch of bean stew (currently more like soup, but it tends to set up overnight).

I am impressed by my problem solving. Since I have tendinitis, and what is probably arthritis, my hands have a limit to what they can do in any given day and my solution spared my hands a lot of spoonsThe Problem(s): I wanted to roast ( Read more... )

Netflix is now smart enough that if you have discs from a TV series in your dvd queue, and one of the dvds in the series isn't available right now, it jumps the entire series and goes to the first available item that is not part of the series ( Read more... )

In case you are putzing around this weekend trying to decide what to do, here are 50 Life Hacks to Simplify your World.

"Life hacks are little ways to make our lives easier. These low-budget tips and trick can help you organize and de-clutter space; prolong and preserve your products; or teach you something (e.g., tie a full Windsor) that you ( Read more... )

I have an app for my phone to keep track of books. It's called Book Catalogue. I really like it. It's free (the creator asks for purchases from his wishlist at Amazon if you like it). If there's a problem he fixes it quickly. It's versatile. It's been improved & expanded several times. And it's never crashed on me ( Read more... )

Every block of stone has a statue inside it
and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.

~Michelangelo

I've been reading some of Joshua & Ryan's essays on Minimalism & two things came to mind ( Read more... )

I have a stack of recipes clipped from newspapers & magazines that has been teetering on top of the cookbooks for far too long. I culled it yesterday. This recipe is getting tossed because it falls into the category of things I will not actually ever make. And that's ok ( Read more... )

Hi.

Contemplating returning to LJ.

For it to be workable, however, I need to be able to read it in a timely fashion. Can't, currently. There are too many of you. So over the next week or so, I'm cleaning out my friends' list, removing a lot of people. No offense intended, just trying to streamline.

~me

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It goes that way sometimes...

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